promotion officially accepted

[cateyespecks]

I had my annual review today, and it went well. At this organization, we do 360 reviews, which means people are being reviewed by their supervisors, direct reports, and their co-workers. It gives a nice well-rounded view of people. It was funny, because my supervisor came into the meeting like, "I hate doing these things" and was kinda hemming and hawing a bit. I thought maybe she had some less-than-great feedback to give on something about my performance, but instead it was all really positive stuff. I got all 4.0 to 4.8 scores (on a 5-point scale). Her goals for me this year were very reasonable, but will be a challenge for me. She wants me to give 2 community presentations about the program, develop a new training program/modality for our volunteers, get more involved in a couple local anti-trafficking organizations, and look into credentialing our program through another well-respected national organization. All good goals for me. Challenging, a little nerve-wracking, but all feel very valuable for the organization, and valuable in my growth as a person in this field.

I also got my official offer letter for the new position, which I will officially start in 3 weeks. They came in at the salary that was mentioned to me a couple weeks back, so I feel great about that. I can't even express how pleased I am that I moved on from my old employer 15 months ago. Not only have I professional grown more in 15 months than I did in 13 years at my old place, but also my salary has increased 65% from what I was making when I left my old place. Unreal.